As hepatitis B research progresses, achieving higher functional cure rates is becoming more feasible. It is vital that ...

A new review of more than 400 studies spanning 40 years finds no evidence that delaying the universal hepatitis B vaccine ...

Delaying the timing of vaccinating infants against hepatitis B — which ACIP could vote on later this week — would likely lead ...

A University of Minnesota-led review is urging federal health advisers to maintain a longstanding immunization strategy that ...

The hepatitis B virus infects around 250 million people worldwide, and is transmitted through blood and bodily fluids. It is commonly transferred from mother to baby during birth. However the virus ...

Hepatitis B poses health risks for pregnant people and their babies. These include virus transmission from parent to newborn, preterm labor, and hepatitis B complications in pregnant people. Testing ...

Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may vote this week to make a major change to the childhood vaccine schedule, potentially delaying a dose of the hepatitis B ...

Chronic hepatitis B occurs when the body cannot eliminate the hepatitis B virus following an acute infection. Having chronic (or lifelong) hepatitis B can increase a person’s risk of developing ...

The National Institutes of Health has updated its Strategic Plan for NIH Research to Cure Hepatitis B, a roadmap for ending the hepatitis B epidemic, focused on developing a cure as well as improved ...

Hepatitis B testing can show whether you have a current or past HBV infection and whether you have antibodies from a hepatitis B vaccine. Hepatitis B is a viral infection caused by the hepatitis B ...

If someone presents you with a hepatitis B declination form, you might have some questions about it and the hepatitis B vaccine more generally. Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver due to the ...